Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) revolutionised the weaving industry in France and is regarded by many as a forefather of the mechanical computer. The Jacquard Loom is a mechanical loom that simplifies the...
For many persons, the bright, rapidly strummed sound of a Charango, along with the sound of Panpipe flutes, typifies the sound of the music of the Andean region of South America (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and...
Selling delicate isntruments is dangerous when shipping them. To pack a wooden guitar, DO NOT USE STYROFOAM PEANUTS. They can settle in shipping and leave the instrument vulnerable. DO NOT TAPE BUBBLE WRAP OR...
A former child prodigy who performed as a featured soloist with Ricardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra at the tender age of 14, Joshua Bell garnered an unusual degree of celebrity (for a classical artist) as result with his astonishing,...
Essays and creative pieces on a variety of subjects by women of color, exploring their concerns from a feminist perspective. Edited by Gloria Anzaldua, whom the Journal of the Southwest has called "an accomplished writer, able to marshal passionate...